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I then had the idea to drag the icon to the task bar, and then it showed up. I also tried to type the name of the launcher in the command line but still was not working. It would not auto load at startup either.įinally I saw where they said that "- The installer will create an application launcher entry in ~/.local/share/applications"īut I could not launch the application by double-clicking it. The only problem was that I could not find the launcher icon anywhere. I installed it and did not get any errors. Guys, I had some problems with this installer and finally got it sorted. Not sure what is meant by 'more than one network interface'. This feature WILL NOT work if you use MORE THAN ONE network interface on your computer simultaneously.Īre you sure you wish to enable VPN Kill Switch?" The Kill Switch requires modifying the Operating System's network settings and can in rare cases cause connectivity issues. "Please only enable VPN Kill Switch if you really need it. One setting that has me wondering is the VPN kill switch, which delivers the message below when turned on: The vpn is controlled and configured from that icon. When on, there is a green icon (red if disconnected) in the panel on top of the screen. Instead there is an entry in my applications menu (xubuntu) that appears to do nothing, but really toggles the vpn on and off. I hope this might help someone else having the same problem with PIA. Following your directions I was connecting thru the vpn in a matter of minutes.Īs i figure this out I will document what I find before closing this thread.
#Private internet access installer not opening install#
I spent half of today fooling around with this install and trying to get the techsupport folks on PIA's chat to understand what I was trying to do. I will report back to this thread with results. Also I hope to get rid of old bits I installed on my first installation.
#Private internet access installer not opening how to#
Tomorrow I will parse thru these and try to figure out how to configure the new installation to point to a given location, make sure I am using OpenVPN etc.
These conditions lead me to believe there are remnants of my first install still present on my computer. I am now connecting thru the VPN I created on my second install (following your directions). However on my first PIA install, I specified a different location.Īnd looking at Settings-Network connections I see that the VPN I created on my first install supposedly has never been used. I rebooted and selected Private Internet Access from my Applications menu and checked my IP.
I would appreciate any pointers from the community! The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:ĭconf-editor dconf-tools gnome-extra-icons loadlin python-cracklibĠ upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Network-manager-openvpn-gnome set to manually installed. Network-manager-openvpn-gnome is already the newest version. Network-manager-openvpn is already the newest version. Me:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get install openvpn network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome It looks liks vpn is not starting or not connecting.
#Private internet access installer not opening password#
If you chose to have your password saved it may ask for you to verify your password to open your keyring.Īll the above seemed to go fine. If you extract this to your home folder, when searching for it, please click on your username on the left side, which will take you right to the home folder, then select the ca.crt file from the options on the right.Īdvanced: Under the general tab, check the Use LZO data compression
#Private internet access installer not opening zip file#
Password: The password provided with the PIA accountĬA Certificate: Downloaded this ZIP FILE and extract the ca.crt file to somewhere it won't be deleted. Username: The username provided with the PIA account Gateway: Select one of the Hostnames provided on the NETWORK PAGE The following will walk you though all configuration steps needed for the PIA VPN.ġ. Choose OpenVPN as your VPN Connection Type, and press Create Press the + symbol to add a new connection, and select the VPN Interface, then press CreateĤ. Once installed, open System Settings, then Networkģ. This will prompt for both your password, and a Y/n answer, please provide it with your password, and YĢ. Open a Terminal, and run: sudo apt-get install openvpn network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome. Ubuntu Linux 12.04: OpenVPN via Network Manager Setupġ. These are the directions from PIA I followed to install ( ) I could use some help getting a new installation of Private Internet Access vpn running.